What type of property is 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX?

26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX sell for?

26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX last sold for £272,500 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £71,000 in September 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX changed over time?

Across 5 sales between September 2000 and July 2022, 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX rose from £71,000 to £272,500, a change of £201,500. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX?

26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CT18 7PX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX?

26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX is in council tax band C.

Where is 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX located?

26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX sits in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone. It falls within the CT18 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX?

Police records around 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX?

The closest primary school to 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX is Hawkinge Primary School (542m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Folkestone Academy (2.9km).

What transport links are near 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX?

The closest bus stop to 26 Bland Drive, CT18 7PX is Kettle Drive, 303m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Bland Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

26 Bland Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hawkinge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 7PX). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £272,500 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 126.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

26 Bland Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Bland Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Bland Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

26 Bland Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£272,500

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

28 July 2022Most recent
£272,500
+21.1%over 3 years
15 February 2019
£225,000
+27.1%over 3 years
27 August 2015
£177,000
+20.4%over 9 years
21 August 2006
£146,995
+107.0%over 5 years
6 September 2000
£71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 7PX: £320,000 (2025–2022).

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Versus other Bland Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Bland Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,698

Street avg £3,232

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Folkestone district page.

Full Folkestone report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Kettle Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Hawkinge Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT18 7PX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CT18 7PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.

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